Current Course Offerings
The following links provide direct access to the University of North Dakota Registrar's page. Please note however, that the courses listed MAY be from a previous semester if the course schedule fo the current year has not been approved yet. Be sure to read the top of the page displayed for a given term to verify that last date the page was updated is for the current year/term.
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The course rotation information below shows our planned course offerings by semester. Note that every course listed on this page is available at a distance or on-campus, via our Hybrid Blended Learning Model.
Proposed Course Schedule
Because of the addition of the Ph.D. option to the IDT program, and to ensure that Ph.D., M.S./M.Ed., and certificate students
each have courses they can take every semester and be able to complete the degrees in a timely fashion, we are in the
process of chaning our course rotation. Below you will see the course offerings for Fall 2008 through Summer of 2009.
Below that is the proposed course rotation schedule for the IDT program from Fall 2009 and beyond. Please keep in mind
that while we intend to follow this schedule as closely as possible, circumstances may require modifications to this
schedule. Note that IDT 591, 592, 593, 995, 997, and 998 are offered every semester, and must be approved by your advisor
before you can enroll. IDT 590 is offered on an as-needed basis, depending on faculty and student interest.
Thereafter, courses will be offered Fall, Spring, and Summer on the following schedule (inlcuding Spring and Summer of
2010, according to Spring and Summer, below)
* EFR schedules these courses and these may change based on their scheduling needs. Check with the department and
your advisor to confirm availability.
**Courses alternate by year. First course listed is offered in 2009, with the second course offered the following year. Cycle will
repeat thereafter.
Course Descriptions
IDT 500. Survey of Instructional Design. 3 credits. Prerequisites: None. This course provides students with an in-depth
overview of the field of Instructional Technology. Topics include the history and critical issues of the field; a description of
instructional design; applications of instructional technology, and associated areas of research. Grading: Regular.
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IDT 510. Technology-Based Instruction: Applications and Methods. Pre-requisites: None. 3 credits. A study of the various
methods for using technology to deliver and/or support instruction: tutorials, drills, simulation, interactive video, instructional
games, intelligent computer-based instruction, performance support systems, job aids, testing, distance learning, intelligent
tutoring systems, and instructional management systems. Grading: Regular.
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IDT 520. Instructional Systems Analysis and Design. 3 credits. Prerequisites: None. The first course in a two-course
required sequence, IDT520 is a study of methodologies for analyzing and designing instruction. Topics include needs
analysis, job/task analysis, and assessment of instructional outcomes. IDT 525 is the second required course in this
two-course sequence. Grading: Regular.
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IDT 525. Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Instructional Materials. Prerequisites: Program Major;
IDT 520. 3 credits. This course focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of instructional materials that
have been created according to instructional design principles. The second course in a two-course sequence, this course
completes the instructional design process begun in IDT 520. After completing this two-course sequence, students will have
the skills needed to conduct the full instructional design process in a variety of settings, and with a variety of learners,
modalities, and domains. Grading: Regular.
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IDT 530. Introduction to Computer-Based Instruction. Prerequisites: IDT 520. 3 credits. An examination of the technology
(hardware and software) for developing and delivering computer-based instruction (CBI). A study of the characteristics of
high-quality CBI, addressing such topics as program structure, user interface, navigation, message/screen design, use of
graphics, response analysis, feedback strategies, error checking, branching, and computer-managed instruction.
Grading: Regular.
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IDT 535. Advanced Computer-Based Instructional Development. Prerequisite: Program Major; IDT 520 & IDT 530.
3 credits. This course is designed to extend the CBT/CBI design and development skills acquired in IDT530. Students will
study advanced CBT/CBI techniques and applications such as artificial intelligence, intelligent tutoring systems, electronic
performance support systems, authoring tools, learning objects, pedagogical agents, SCORM compliant programming,
simulations and games, the use of CBT/CBI for research purposes, and learning management systems (LMS). In addition to
studying these areas, students will build a CBT/CBI unit that implements one or more of these applications.
Grading: Regular.
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IDT 540. Digital Media and the Internet in Schools. 3 credits. Prerequisites: IDT 510, 520. This course builds on the
theories and approaches to technology integration first introduced in IDT 510. Students will gain practice developing lesson
plans and examples of student artifacts with specific media such as digital video, digital audio, digital photography, and the
Internet. Students will gain competency in generating and using media according to the principles of technology integration,
rather than technology use. Grading: Regular.
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IDT 545. Instructional Simulations & Games. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Program major or permission of the instructor.
This course provides an in-depth study of the theoretical, philosophical, and practical issues surrounding the use of
simulations and games in learning environments. Methods and approaches for integrating commercial games into learning
environments and for developing new simulations and games around content will be examined. Grading: Regular.
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IDT 549. Graduate Seminar in IDT. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Program major or permission of the instructor. This course,
intended to be taken early in the doctoral program, prepares students for a professional academic career in the field of
Instructional Design and Technology. The students will develop research and professional academic skills through various
class activities simulating common tasks in academia. This course will provide professional experiences appropriate to the
field of IDT such as reviewing conference proposals and assuming the roles of conference discussant, expert/discussion
leader, and research investigator. Grading: regular.
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IDT 550. Theories & Models of Instructional Design. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Program major or permission of the
instructor; IDT 520. This course focuses on pedagogical theories from education and psychology as they relate to
instructional design, and on alternate models of instructional design. Topics include epistemological views of knowledge,
major schools of thought on the nature of learning, a survey of instructional and learning theories, and a survey of
instructional design models. Particular emphasis is placed on the interrelation of theories, models, and practice in the field
of instructional design. Grading: Regular.
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IDT 560. Instructional Design Consulting. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Program major or permission of the instructor;
IDT 520. This course trains students in the theoretical (e.g., needs analysis, change agency, data-driven decisions, solution
specification) and practical (e.g., management of client relationship, project management skills, budgeting) of instructional
design consulting. Roleplay, response to an RFP, and discussion of modern approaches to managing the consulting
process will be primary activities in this course. Grading: Regular.
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IDT 570. Human Performance Technology. Prerequisites: IDT 500 & 520. 3 credits. An overview of the Human
Performance Improvement (HPI) and Human Performance Technology (HPT) models and processes. Particular emphasis
on determining whether instructional interventions or performance improvement interventions are called for, models and
techniques for identifying performance gaps, specifying solutions, measuring results, and managing or adjusting the
improvement. Job aids, electronic performance support systems, authoring tools, and other performance technologies will
be covered. Grading: Regular.
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IDT 580. Introduction to Web-Based Instruction. 3 credits. Prerequisites: Program major or permission of the instructor;
IDT 520. This course trains students to design and develop web-based instruction, including basic web site design tools
and theory, design and development of online learning with course management systems, supporting technologies in
web-based instruction, pedagogical approaches to the design and development of online learning environments.
Grading: Regular.
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IDT 584. Internship in Instructional Design and Technology. 2 to 4 credits. The internship is a culminating experience in
which the student assumes responsibility for an instructional design and technology project.
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IDT 590. Special Topics in Instructional Design and Technology. 1 to 3 credits. An in-depth study of a selected topic in
instructional design and technology. Topics will vary with faculty expertise and current issues. Some topics would include
simulations, instructional applications of the world wide web, performance support systems, adaptive testing, intelligent
tutoring systems, and hypermedia applications.
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IDT 591. Readings in Instructional Design and Technology. 1 to 3 credits. Selected readings with oral and written reports.
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IDT 592. Research in Instructional Design and Technology. 1 to 3 credits. Supervised research in areas of student
interest. See expanded description here for more information.
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IDT 593. Directed Studies in Instructional Design and Technology. 1 to 3 credits. Individual project work in the design
and development of technology-based instruction. All projects will require a final report.
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IDT 995. Scholarly Project. 2-3 credits. The scholarly project serves as a capstone experience and requires the student
to identify a real world learning or performance problem and address it as a professional instructional designer would. This
includes the full analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation process and documentation first learned in
IDT 520 and 525 and later demonstrated in other IDT courses taken as part of the degree. Work is to be conducted
autonomously under the supervision of the IDT faculty evaluation committee.
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IDT 997. Independent Study. 2 credits. The independent study requires the student to investigate a topic related to the
major field of study and to prepare a formal report summarizing this investigation.
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IDT 998. Thesis. 4 to 9 credits. The thesis is an original research project completed under the supervision of a thesis
committee.
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PSY 501. Psychological Foundations of Education. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Graduate standing in Psychology, Education,
or Instructional Design & Technology. A study of the learning process with secondary emphasis on how the learning process
is affected by individual differences, growth, development, and personality.
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EFR 500. Foundations of Educational Thought. 3 credits. A problem-centered class dialogue on those philosophical,
social, political and historical concepts of educational thought that have shaped the development of the learning experience.
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EFR 509. Introduction to Educational Research. 3 credits. An introduction to the research methodologies used to study
education. The course covers quantitative as well as qualitative types of research. The paradigms of both types of research
will be contrasted and the application of the methodologies in actual research investigated.
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